Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador
El Salvador: Emissions of air pollutants was 62,839 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
62,839 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
115th
of 220 countries
All-time high
79,889 tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
23.83 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador is 62,839 tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador peaked at 79,889 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.83 tonnes, in 1750.
El Salvador ranks 115th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 23.83 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 23.92 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 24.02 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 24.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 24.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 24.29 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 24.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 24.47 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 24.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 24.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 24.74 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 24.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 25.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 25.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 25.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 25.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 25.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 25.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 25.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 26.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 26.46 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1772 | 26.9 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1773 | 27.35 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1774 | 27.79 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1775 | 28.24 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1776 | 28.68 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1777 | 29.13 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1778 | 29.57 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1779 | 30.01 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1780 | 30.46 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1781 | 30.9 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1782 | 31.34 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1783 | 31.78 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1784 | 32.22 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1785 | 32.66 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1786 | 33.1 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1787 | 33.54 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1788 | 33.98 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1789 | 34.42 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1790 | 34.86 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1791 | 35.29 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1792 | 35.73 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1793 | 36.16 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1794 | 36.6 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1795 | 37.03 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1796 | 37.47 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1797 | 37.9 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1798 | 38.34 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1799 | 38.77 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 39.2 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1801 | 39.7 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1802 | 40.19 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1803 | 40.68 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1804 | 41.18 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1805 | 41.67 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1806 | 42.17 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1807 | 42.67 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1808 | 43.16 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1809 | 43.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 44.16 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1811 | 44.66 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 45.16 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1813 | 45.67 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1814 | 46.17 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1815 | 46.67 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1816 | 47.17 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1817 | 47.68 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1818 | 48.18 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1819 | 48.69 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 49.2 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1821 | 50.03 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 50.85 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1823 | 51.68 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 52.52 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 53.35 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 54.18 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 55.02 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1828 | 55.85 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 56.69 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 57.53 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 58.37 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1832 | 59.21 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1833 | 60.05 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1834 | 60.9 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1835 | 61.74 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1836 | 62.58 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1837 | 63.43 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1838 | 64.28 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1839 | 65.13 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 65.98 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 66.83 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1842 | 67.68 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1843 | 68.53 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1844 | 69.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 70.23 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 71.09 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 71.94 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 72.8 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1849 | 73.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 74.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 75.69 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1852 | 77.19 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1853 | 78.71 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1854 | 80.23 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 81.77 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 83.41 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1857 | 85.07 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1858 | 86.74 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1859 | 88.42 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1860 | 90.11 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1861 | 92.1 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1862 | 94.1 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 96.13 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1864 | 98.17 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1865 | 100.23 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 102.47 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 104.73 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 107.01 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1869 | 109.31 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 111.63 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1871 | 114.65 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 117.56 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 120.5 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 123.47 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1875 | 126.45 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 129.7 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1877 | 132.97 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1878 | 136.27 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 139.59 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 142.94 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 146.65 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1882 | 150.37 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1883 | 154.13 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 157.91 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1885 | 161.72 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 166 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1887 | 170.31 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 174.85 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 179.44 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 184.06 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1891 | 189.34 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1892 | 194.66 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1893 | 200.01 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1894 | 205.4 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1895 | 210.82 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1896 | 217.05 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 223.31 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 229.61 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 235.95 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 242.32 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1901 | 280.47 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1902 | 320.49 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1903 | 362.28 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1904 | 406.03 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1905 | 451.39 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1906 | 498.74 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1907 | 548.17 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1908 | 599.47 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1909 | 652.63 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1910 | 708.01 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1911 | 758.61 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1912 | 810.99 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 864.79 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1914 | 920.48 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1915 | 977.65 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1916 | 1,045 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1917 | 1,115 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1918 | 1,186 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1919 | 1,260 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1920 | 1,337 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1921 | 1,391 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 1,454 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 1,513 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1924 | 1,577 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 1,653 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 1,735 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1927 | 1,809 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 1,898 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1929 | 1,974 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1930 | 2,053 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 2,112 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 2,157 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 2,213 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1934 | 2,267 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 2,322 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 2,397 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1937 | 2,488 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 2,579 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 2,668 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 2,756 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 2,812 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 2,877 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1943 | 2,923 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 2,995 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 3,054 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 3,141 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 3,231 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 3,332 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 3,440 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 6,456 tonnes | +87.7% |
| 1951 | 7,164 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1952 | 7,961 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1953 | 8,187 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 8,749 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 8,752 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 9,504 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1957 | 10,218 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 10,354 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 10,601 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 10,845 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 10,669 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 11,728 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 16,788 tonnes | +43.1% |
| 1964 | 17,983 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 16,249 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 19,013 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 18,060 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 19,418 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 19,155 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 22,145 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 21,821 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 24,839 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 26,122 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 27,296 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 29,261 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 30,945 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 31,801 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 32,405 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 30,988 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 24,593 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 24,256 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 24,805 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 25,977 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 25,847 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 28,025 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 24,865 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 31,374 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 31,832 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31,035 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 33,504 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 39,192 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 42,713 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 45,573 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 50,086 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 59,636 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 54,865 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 63,858 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 65,841 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 63,799 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 62,474 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 70,157 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 71,119 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74,099 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 74,148 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75,315 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77,951 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 79,889 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 72,996 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 74,177 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 69,209 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 71,114 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 66,118 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 65,997 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66,312 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70,534 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 72,585 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 61,926 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 61,398 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 68,098 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 55,284 tonnes | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 60,989 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 62,839 tonnes | +3.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 62,839 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 60% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 62,839 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +87.7% | 3,440 tonnes | 6,456 tonnes |
| 1963 | +43.1% | 11,728 tonnes | 16,788 tonnes |
| 1987 | +26.2% | 24,865 tonnes | 31,374 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 24.24 tonnes | 23.83 tonnes | 24.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 25.31 tonnes | 24.74 tonnes | 25.88 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 28.01 tonnes | 26.01 tonnes | 30.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 32.44 tonnes | 30.46 tonnes | 34.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 36.82 tonnes | 34.86 tonnes | 38.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 41.43 tonnes | 39.2 tonnes | 43.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 46.42 tonnes | 44.16 tonnes | 48.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 52.94 tonnes | 49.2 tonnes | 56.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 61.32 tonnes | 57.53 tonnes | 65.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 69.81 tonnes | 65.98 tonnes | 73.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 81.14 tonnes | 74.2 tonnes | 88.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 99.44 tonnes | 90.11 tonnes | 109.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 125.28 tonnes | 111.63 tonnes | 139.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 160.43 tonnes | 142.94 tonnes | 179.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 209.02 tonnes | 184.06 tonnes | 235.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 436.2 tonnes | 242.32 tonnes | 652.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 964.59 tonnes | 708.01 tonnes | 1,260 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,634 tonnes | 1,337 tonnes | 1,974 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,326 tonnes | 2,053 tonnes | 2,668 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,056 tonnes | 2,756 tonnes | 3,440 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8,795 tonnes | 6,456 tonnes | 10,601 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,991 tonnes | 10,669 tonnes | 19,418 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,762 tonnes | 21,821 tonnes | 32,405 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,261 tonnes | 24,256 tonnes | 31,832 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,907 tonnes | 33,504 tonnes | 65,841 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,233 tonnes | 62,474 tonnes | 79,889 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,329 tonnes | 61,398 tonnes | 72,585 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,704 tonnes | 55,284 tonnes | 62,839 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador?
- Emissions of air pollutants in El Salvador was 62,839 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 79,889 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.83 tonnes in 1750.
- How does El Salvador rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.